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Guys and Balls

Original title: Männer wie wir
  • 20042004
  • RR
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
1.9K
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POPULARITY
43,983
11,361
Guys and Balls (2004)
ComedyDramaRomance
After their most recent loss, a soccer team discovers its goalie is gay and casts him out. He retaliates by bringing back an all-gay team for a game to prove who's better.After their most recent loss, a soccer team discovers its goalie is gay and casts him out. He retaliates by bringing back an all-gay team for a game to prove who's better.After their most recent loss, a soccer team discovers its goalie is gay and casts him out. He retaliates by bringing back an all-gay team for a game to prove who's better.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
1.9K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
43,983
11,361
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Sherry Hormann
    • Writer
      • Benedikt Gollhardt
    • Stars
      • Maximilian Brückner
      • Lisa Maria Potthoff
      • Dietmar Bär
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Sherry Hormann
    • Writer
      • Benedikt Gollhardt
    • Stars
      • Maximilian Brückner
      • Lisa Maria Potthoff
      • Dietmar Bär
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 21User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
    • 60Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 3 nominations

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    Maximilian Brückner
    Maximilian Brückner
    • Ecki
    Lisa Maria Potthoff
    Lisa Maria Potthoff
    • Susanne
    Dietmar Bär
    Dietmar Bär
    • Vater
    Eileen Eilender
    • Susanne jung 1
    Leon Breitenborn
    • Ecki jung 1
    Saskia Vester
    Saskia Vester
    • Mutter
    Anna Koesling
    • Susanne jung 2
    Steven Wellmann
    • Ecki jung 2
    Melody Sitta
    • Cordula jung
    Jan Giffel
    • Udo jung
    Willi Thomczyk
    Willi Thomczyk
    • Wirt
    Jochen Stern
    • Rentner Rudi
    Judith Hoersch
    • Cordula
    • (as Judith Delphine Hoersch)
    Carlo Ljubek
    Carlo Ljubek
    • Udo
    Mirko Lang
    • Tobias
    Tobias van Dieken
    Tobias van Dieken
    • Bernhard
    • (as Tobias Vandieken)
    Simon Solberg
    • Frank
    Felix Vörtler
    • Udos Vater
    • Director
      • Sherry Hormann
    • Writer
      • Benedikt Gollhardt
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Goofs
      When the door of the lift opens to reveal Ecki and Sven kissing, Ecki is wearing a shirt, though he is previously seen to have removed it in the lift.
    • Quotes

      Sven: That's not edible. It's decoration.

    • Crazy credits
      In the ending credits, each actor's name is placed on the soccer grid where his position was played in the movie.
    • Connections
      Referenced in ZDF Magazin Royale: Das Problem der deutschen Filmlandschaft (2021)
    • Soundtracks
      Bend and Not Break
      Written by Christopher Carrabba
      Performed by Dashboard Confessional

    User reviews21

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Good looking guys, leather and chains, love, revenge, and... soccer!
    Ecki is goalkeeper for the soccer-team in his small hometown in Germany (near Dortmund). After losing an important game, his mates accidentally find out that he is gay. They throw him out of the team. Out of anger and hurt he dares them to play against a gay team. Ecki has only four weeks to build this team and train them.

    The movie plays with clichés in a hilarious and yet pleasant way. Good looking guys, leather and chains, love, revenge, and soccer. Witty dialogues and good action. Highly recommended.
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    • Cybrarian7
    • Oct 13, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 7, 2004 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Germany)
    • Languages
      • German
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Balls
    • Filming locations
      • Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
      • FilmFernsehFonds Bayern
      • Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA)
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $28,324
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,425
      • Apr 30, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,140,909
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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